Door grip arrangement for a vehicle door

Abstract

A door grip arrangement for the door of a power vehicle, particularly a passenger vehicle, has a door grip positioned on the outside of the door and a support element positioned on the inside of the door. The door grip is swivel-mounted on the support element through the outer shell of the door, while the door grip exhibits a catch which, upon an opening movement of the door grip, actuates a release lever inside the door in order to open the door lock. The release lever is a part of a door lock positioned within the door. A return lever is swivel-mounted on the support element. The return lever is loaded by a spring device working in the return direction and impelling the door grip to perform a return movement in a direction opposite that of the opening movement. To enhance the safety of a vehicle equipped with a door which exhibits this kind of door grip arrangement, the return lever can swivel against its return direction, independent of any movement of the door grip.

We claim:  
     
       1. A door grip arrangement for a door of a power vehicle, comprising: 
       a door grip positioned on an outside of the door,  
       a support element positioned on an inside of the door, the door grip being swivel-mounted on the support element through the outer shell of the door,  
       a catch provided on the door grip, said catch, upon opening movement of the door grip, actuating a release lever inside the door in order to open a door lock, said release lever being a part of the door lock positioned within the door, and  
       a return lever swivel-mounted on the support element, said return lever being loaded by a spring device working in a return direction and impelling the door grip to perform return movement in a direction opposite that of the opening movement,  
       wherein the return lever for driving the door grip engages with only one side of the catch facing the door grip.  
     
     
       2. A door grip arrangement for a door of a power vehicle, comprising: 
       a door grip positioned on an outside of the door,  
       a support element positioned on an inside of the door, the door grip being swivel-mounted on the support element through the outer shell of the door,  
       a catch provided on the door grip, said catch, upon opening movement of the door grip, actuating a release lever inside the door in order to open a door lock, said release lever being a part of the door lock positioned within the door, and  
       a return lever swivel-mounted on the support element, said return lever being loaded by a spring device working in a return direction and impelling the door grip to perform return movement in a direction opposite that of the opening movement,  
       wherein the return lever for driving the door grip engages with only one side of a component part of the catch facing the door grip.  
     
     
       3. A door grip arrangement according to  claim 1 , wherein the power vehicle is a passenger vehicle. 
     
     
       4. A process of operating a door grip arrangement for the door of a power vehicle having a door grip positioned on an outside of the door and a support element positioned on an inside of the door, the door grip being swivel-mounted on the support element through the outer shell of the door, comprising: 
       actuating a release lever inside the door in order to open a door lock by way of a catch, provided on the door grip, upon opening movement of the door grip, said release lever being a part of a door lock positioned within the door, and  
       performing a door grip return movement by way of a return lever swivel-mounted on the support element, said return lever being loaded with a spring device working in a return direction and impelling the door grip to perform said return movement in a direction opposite that of the opening movement,  
       wherein the return lever for driving the door grip engages with only one side of the catch facing the door grip.  
     
     
       5. A process of operating a door grip arrangement for the door of a power vehicle having a door grip positioned on an outside of the door and a support element positioned on an inside of the door, the door grip being swivel-mounted on the support element through the outer shell of the door, comprising: 
       actuating a release lever inside the door in order to open a door lock by way of a catch, provided on the door grip, upon opening movement of the door grip, said release lever being a part of a door lock positioned within the door, and  
       performing a door grip return movement by way of a return lever swivel-mounted on the support element, said return lever being loaded with a spring device working in a return direction and impelling the door grip to perform said return movement in a direction opposite that of the opening movement,  
       wherein the return lever for driving the door grip engages with only one side of the catch facing the door grip.  
     
     
       6. A process according to  claim 5 , wherein the power vehicle is a passenger vehicle.